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Sudan declares emergency on border with South

By AFP
Sudan The emergency was declared in border districts of South Kordofan state, White Nile and Sennar states.  By Adriane Ohanesian (AFP/File)
SUN, 29 APR 2012
The emergency was declared in border districts of South Kordofan state, White Nile and Sennar states. By Adriane Ohanesian (AFP/File)

KHARTOUM (AFP) - Sudan declared a state of emergency along its border with South Sudan on Sunday, in a move that imposes a trade embargo on the South and suspends the constitution, official news agency SUNA said.

President Omar al-Bashir issued a resolution declaring the emergency in border districts of South Kordofan state, White Nile and Sennar states, it said.

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